Clivia Species, Bush Lily, Fire Lily, Natal Lily, Kaffir Lily, September Lily

Cliviaminiata

Family
Amaryllidaceae (am-uh-ril-id-AY-see-ee)
Genus
Clivia (KLY-vee-uh)
Species
miniata (min-ee-AH-tuh)
Synonym
Clivia sulphurea
Imantophyllum miniatum
Imatophyllum atrosanguineum
Imatophyllum miniatum
Vallota miniata
Other Details
Water Requirements
Foliage Color
Blue-Green
Dark Green
Where to Grow
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
Patent Information
Propagation Methods
Seed Collecting
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Aliso Viejo, California

Bakersfield, California

Brentwood, California

Camarillo, California

Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, California

Castro Valley, California

Claremont, California

Elk Grove, California(2 reports)

Fresno, California

Huntington Beach, California

Irvine, California

La Mesa, California

Long Beach, California

Los Angeles, California

Merced, California

Oak View, California

Oakland, California

Oceanside, California

Paradise, California

Sacramento, California

San Diego, California

San Francisco, California(2 reports)

San Jose, California

San Leandro, California

Santa Barbara, California

Santa Clara, California

Thousand Oaks, California

Upland, California

Walnut Creek, California

Yorba Linda, California

Brooksville, Florida

Deltona, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Myers, Florida

Lake Mary, Florida

Lutz, Florida

Oldsmar, Florida

Parrish, Florida

Sarasota, Florida

Venice, Florida

Wauchula, Florida

Collins, Georgia

Hinsdale, Illinois

Davenport, Iowa

Nottingham, Maryland

Plympton, Massachusetts

Ada, Michigan

Garden City, Michigan

Nashua, New Hampshire

Averill Park, New York

Durham, North Carolina

Ellerbe, North Carolina

Nags Head, North Carolina

Cayce, South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Boerne, Texas

Broaddus, Texas

Houston, Texas

Missouri City, Texas

Round Rock, Texas

San Antonio, Texas

Kalama, Washington

Puyallup, Washington

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Gardener's Notes:

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4
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Hilton Head, SC (Zone 9a) | December 2021 | positive

I garden on Hilton Head Island, SC. The official zone is 8b, but because it is an island our winters are warmer and our summers cooler. I...Read More

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Hayward, CA | June 2015 | positive

After years of just admiring them in botanical gardens...I bought one about 3 years ago. Its done well under a large Howea palm. Both see...Read More

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irvine, CA | April 2014 | positive

I bought a Clivia miniata plant at a discount store at least a dozen years ago. I have neither transplanted it nor fed it in all the yea...Read More

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Taos, NM | June 2010 | positive

great plant. mine enjoys the summer outside, but beware intense summer sun!
the leaves can sunburn and turn brown. my clivia gets ...Read More

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Madison, WI | May 2010 | neutral


Should I "oversummer" my clivia plant outside in zone 5 (or just keep it inside as a houseplant)?

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Baltimore, MD (Zone 7a) | April 2010 | positive

I acquired an Orange Clivia from a friend in March-2008.
It came to me in a 12" pot where it had resided for more than 30 years-...Read More

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Maryland Heights, MO | March 2010 | positive

I've had a pot of Clivia lilies for more years than I can remember. I've got several plants in a large pot, and they are pot bound; thei...Read More

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| January 2010 | neutral

I am a beginner gardener and got fire lily seeds from my friend, it's these red round seeds alot of them, I planted them in pots with com...Read More

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Oak View, CA | August 2007 | positive

Love this lily! In my experience it should be grown in a shady area...I have noticed specimens growing well under the shelter of my bank...Read More

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La Mesa, CA | March 2007 | positive

Fantastic. A real pleasure to grow, and it only gets better as the plant ages. I grow them under an old oak tree, giving an average amo...Read More

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Turnerville, GA (Zone 7a) | February 2006 | positive

I started my first Clivia from seed over 24 years ago. The original 4 plants are still going strong and have been divided many times. ...Read More

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Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a) | January 2006 | positive

Always been a favorite of mine, in So. Cal my grandfather grew them outside in the ground year round, in Houston area I grow them outside...Read More

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St. Paul, MN (Zone 4a) | August 2005 | positive

This is the houseplant bar none. It takes dry conditions, it endures neglect and thrives and blooms. Everyone should grow this plant in...Read More

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| April 2005 | positive

I think happygardening is right about Clivia enjoying lower temperatures in order to flower. I started about 10 years ago with one plant ...Read More

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Fox, AR | December 2004 | positive

Very easy care. In winter, give it a rest. Only water enough to keep the plants from wilting(in other words, keep it on the dry side), an...Read More

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(Zone 8b) | October 2004 | positive

This plant prefers shade and is apparently very drought tolerant. It produces many red, orange or yellow blooms in my area throughoutn sp...Read More

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Spring Valley, CA (Zone 10a) | May 2004 | positive

I had two HUGE pots of Clivia. One was a clump of the Orange and the other was a clump of the Yellow. Each pot was about two feet in di...Read More

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Puyallup, WA (Zone 5a) | March 2004 | positive

Edgewood, Wa
Have had the same Clivia for almost 20 years. It has grown and had beautiful foliage. But no blooms. Finally decid...Read More

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| February 2004 | positive

I was given this plant by a neighbor in West Virginia in 1974. He had had kept it alive after his wife had died, twenty years earl...Read More

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| December 2003 | neutral

I live in Sebastian, Florida, and have had two pots of clivia for 15 years. They have not bloomed for the last several years. They are o...Read More

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San Antonio, TX (Zone 8b) | August 2003 | positive

San Antonio, TX
I have this plant which is native to South Africa in a large pot on my patio in complete shade. It adds interest ...Read More

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San Diego, CA (Zone 10a) | July 2003 | neutral

I have them in the ground and while they are beautiful and growing famously, they have nasty roots that take over and area much larger th...Read More

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Cascade, MD (Zone 6a) | July 2003 | positive

What a lovely color! I have the miniata (red-orange) and would love to find a yellow or white variety. The Clivia is strictly a house pla...Read More

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| July 2003 | positive

This is used as one of my house plants, when purchasd it had 1 large bloom. When the bloom died I cut off the stem, now it is begining to...Read More

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| March 2003 | positive

From England - This plant came with a job lot that I bought from a retired person's conservatory. I didn't know what it was, stashed it u...Read More

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Keizer, OR (Zone 8b) | March 2003 | positive

This is a "no sweat" plant here in southwest Florida. I'm growing the yellow one in a pot on the front patio, year around. I think it's a...Read More

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Oakland, CA (Zone 9b) | February 2003 | positive

On the West Coast clivias will live outdoors in no-frost areas. You can see them as huge clumps in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, wher...Read More

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Fairport, NY | November 2002 | positive

Cliveas are a robust plant, easy to care for, and well worth the effort for the beautiful orange or yellow flowers and deep green strapping foliage.

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Westland, MI (Zone 5a) | October 2001 | positive

Kaffir's produce a beautiful cluster of tubular orange flowers with yellow throats. If the flowers are pollinated they each produce a che...Read More

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